Three months later, Shu County, late at night.

Liu Zhang was held hostage by the Yizhou scholars led by Jia Long and Ren Qi, and played the slogan "Liu Yan is not a minister, and wants to usurp the throne and become the emperor", claiming that Liu Zhang is a righteous minister who destroys his relatives with righteousness.

Faced with the moment of their own life and death, many scholars contributed money and efforts, and soon gathered 780,000 troops in the area of Shu County, known as 150,000 elites.

On this day, Liu Zhang was shocked when he learned that his father had sent Zhang Ren to lead 100,000 Dongzhou troops to quell the rebellion.

For this father, he was still very in awe in his heart, and he was only bewitched by the blueprint described by Jia Long and others, and the news of the struggle for power in Yizhou was born.

Liu Zhang looked around at everyone, and his tone was a little flustered: "Zhang Ren is brave and good at fighting, and the Dongzhou army under his command is the most elite army in Yizhou, according to you, how should it be?" ”

Jia Long took the lead and said in a deep voice: "Shu County has enough grain and grass, and there are nearly 100,000 troops in the hands of the lord, as long as we can't hold out, it will be enough to hold on for a year and a half." ”

He is still self-aware, and after the last battle in Chengdu, he has seen the gap between his own army and the Dongzhou army.

Although Zhang Ren was a political enemy, he had to admit that the other party's leading troops were above him.

Under the advantages of one another, if they fight head-on, the odds of victory are not very good.

"And what about a year and a half from now?" Liu Zhang asked.

He can be regarded as betraying his father now, and once the army is defeated, even if he is not killed, house arrest is inevitable for life. The thought of spending the rest of his life in a cage made Liu Zhang's heart shudder.

"Lord, we may be able to ask for foreign help!" Ren Qijin said.

"Foreign aid? Could it be Zhang Lu in Hanzhong? But will he send troops to help me? Liu Zhang naturally knew about Zhang Lu's rebellion, if it was before, the two sides would be enemies.

But he himself has betrayed his father, and the enemy of the enemy is a friend, Liu Zhang does not reject cooperation with the other party, for fear that the other party will not appreciate it.

"In addition to Zhang Lu, we can also ask Liu Bei in Guanzhong for help." Ren Qi's words were astonishing.

Judging from the current situation in the world, anyone with a little insight knows that Liu Bei's next target must be Yizhou.

This was an act of self-immolation, which drove away the wolves, but attracted even more terrible tigers.

Before Liu Zhang could speak, Jia Long said in a deep voice: "Confused, everyone in the world knows that Liu Bei is eyeing Yizhou, if you ask him for help, wouldn't it give him the name of rightfully entering Yizhou?" ”

Liu Zhang pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, then Liu Bei is powerful, if he is invited to send troops, even if he can repel Zhang Ren, I am afraid that he will attract a stronger enemy." ”

"The lord doesn't know, this plan is to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, we can ask Liu Bei to send troops at the same time, and on the grounds of insufficient food and grass, let him send no more than 30,000 troops and horses."

"If he agrees, we will give him food and grass. If he does not agree, we will not help him. Presumably, you also know that Liu Bei has been fighting for many years in recent years, and I am afraid that there is no enough food and grass to sustain the army. ”

Ren Qi spoke eloquently, and his words quickly won the approval of many people.

Liu Bei had just destroyed Dong Zhuo and taken Guanzhong and Xiliang, why didn't he attack Yizhou while his morale was at his peak? There is only one possibility, he no longer has enough food and grass for a big war.

This is also the reason why Ren Qi dared to offer this strategy, although the tiger was fierce, it was hungry and weak.

Jia Long thought for a while and arched his hand: "I couldn't figure out one thing before, but now it's suddenly enlightened." ”

Liu Zhang was puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

"Who is the assassin of the eldest son, and who wants me to tell the truth?" Jia Long continued: "If what I expected, I'm afraid that all of this is driven by Liu Bei behind the scenes, and the purpose is precisely to split Yizhou, so that I and others can kill each other, so that he can reap the benefits." ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly became enlightened, but they were shocked.

Because if what Jia Long said is true, then Liu Bei's plan has succeeded, and Yizhou has been divided at this moment.

"It's not out of the question." Ren Qi nodded in agreement.

They couldn't figure it out before because everything was happening so fast, and there was no time to peel back the cocoon and think about it seriously.

Now that I think about it carefully, the split in Yizhou is not beneficial to either them or Liu Yan and Liu Fan, and only Liu Bei is the biggest beneficiary.

Jia Long looked at Ren Qi and said indifferently, "So you still want to ask Liu Bei for help?" ”

"Why not?"

"You!"

"Even if what you say is true, but you forgot one thing, we need Liu Bei's help now. If this battle is lost, we will die without waiting for Liu Bei to kill, and there will be no place to bury. ”

Jia Long was speechless for a moment, it is undeniable that Ren Qi's words pointed out their weakness, which is also the reason why Xun Yu's yang conspiracy is impeccable.

knew that there were tigers in the mountains, but let the opponent have to go into the mountains.

"My lord, the envoy of the court is here!"

Everyone looked at each other.

It was a coincidence, and it also confirmed Jia Long's words, everything that happened recently seemed to be pushed by Liu Bei's hand behind the scenes, playing with them in the palm of his hand.

In addition to the conspiracy, the Bingzhou Army, the Yulin Army, and the Xiliang Army that had just been annexed under this person's command were all elites in the world.

What a terrifying opponent!

Liu Zhang took a deep breath.

"Please!"

A moment later, Jian Yong walked into the hall with humble steps.

He has always had his own style, when Liu Bei was weak, he could be domineering, but now Liu Bei is the strongest in the world, but he has become humble and polite.

As the number one diplomat under Liu Bei, Jian Yong has always been very thoughtful.

Liu Zhang stared at Jian Yong for a moment, then slowly spoke, and asked tentatively, "Dare to ask why the envoy came?" ”

Jian Yong smiled slightly: "On the orders of His Majesty, I am here to quell the rebellion." ”

After all, Liu Wei is still the nominal co-lord of the world, and the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister.

Counterinsurgency?

Liu Zhang was silent, a little unable to guess the mind of this blessed messenger.

Jia Long asked, "Dare to ask the envoy, in the eyes of the imperial court, who is a traitor and who is a loyal minister?" ”

"Liu Yan privately made the Son of Heaven to drive, intending to usurp the throne and claim the emperor, and this crime is a thief who is in chaos, and the people of the world will punish him. Liu Zhijun understands the righteousness and does not hesitate to cut off his robe with his father, but he is a loyal minister of the court. ”

Jian Yong's face was calm, and his answer was like a stream.

This is the usual move of Liu Bei and his advisers, if it is beneficial to oneself, it is to destroy one's relatives in righteousness, and to be harmful to oneself is to be unfilial.

Of course, this concept is not limited to Liu Bei's camp, almost everyone will choose to go to their advantage.

Liu Zhang felt a little exaggerated after hearing this, his betrayal of his father was actually driven by ambition, how can there be any so-called righteous annihilation?

Of course, he wouldn't refute it, otherwise wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

Ren Qi asked, "Dare to ask how the imperial court plans to help us?" ”

"I sent troops to help."

"How many troops?"

"Twenty thousand."

Hearing Jian Yong's answer, Liu Zhang and all the scholars under his command secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If there were only 20,000 people, there was no need to worry, no matter how strong Liu Bei's northern army was, it would be impossible to break through the city defended by their nearly 100,000 people with only 20,000 people.

Jian Yong's words changed: "But...... The grain, grass, and ordnance required by the imperial court to send troops this time all need to be borne by Liu Envoy, I don't know if the envoy is willing? ”

"You can't do it." Liu Zhang thought for a moment and agreed to this condition.

Even if he knew Liu Bei's intentions, he had to admit that he needed Liu Bei's help. And people always have a fluke mentality, thinking that as long as they live, they will have the opportunity to change everything and prevent Liu Bei from becoming the master of Yizhou.

Jian Yong smiled: "That's good, there is a gift below, please make you smile." ”

"Oh?"

Liu Zhang and the others all showed curiosity and looked at the attendants beside each other. Their attention had been on Jian Yong, but they ignored it, and the attendant beside him kept holding a box.

What's in this box?

Smack!

Jian Yong clapped his hands, and the attendant comprehended and reached out to open the box.

Everyone looked at it, but it was a good head!

"This is the head of Yan Yan, the vanguard of the rebels, who was beheaded by General Huang Zhong early this morning. However, this man was quite cautious in his use of troops, and General Huang Zhong failed to annihilate his troops, and only killed thousands of enemies. ”

"So in a fit of rage, he beheaded this man, and gave him a bad breath for the king."

Jian Yong said with a humble face, as if he was just recounting a trivial matter.

Everyone gasped, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses unknowingly sneaked into Yizhou and fought a victory under their noses.

How did they do it?

Jia Long said in a deep voice: "Your soldiers and horses have entered my lord's territory without permission? ”

Jian Yong's face was calm, and he corrected: "This is not the truth, the whole world is not the king's land, could it be that in your Excellency's heart, Shu County is a place outside the law of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Jia Long had no way to refute it, Liu Bei held the Son of Heaven who represented the name of righteousness, and if he questioned this matter, it would be tantamount to openly opposing the imperial court.

I can only blame myself for not being angry, and I let my army's army sneak in quietly.

"Hahaha...... Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord, the pioneer Yan Yan was beheaded, Zhang Ren will inevitably be demoralized, how can he be the enemy of the lord? Ren Qi showed a very different reaction from Jia Long.

Jian Yong secretly wrote down this matter, but he was still humble: "It's just a small vanguard, if you give General Huang Zhong another 30,000 soldiers and horses, it will only be a matter of time before you take Zhang Ren's head." ”

The crowd was silent.

Looking at this humble and polite messenger, there was only one thought in his heart: hateful, let him pretend to be it.

……

Six hours ago, early in the morning.

After Huang Zhong received the order to reinforce Liu Zhang, he immediately quickly ordered the soldiers and horses of his headquarters, and after carefully selecting them in the school field, he set off with 20,000 elites.

As for how he concealed Liu Zhang's eyes and ears and infiltrated Shu County silently, he used the method of breaking the whole into parts, dividing 20,000 soldiers and horses into 100 small teams and entering Shu in batches from the trail.

Each branch has a Jinyi Wei or Mi clan, and the people of the Zhen clan lead the way, and finally meet in the same place.

With the help of the intelligence of Jinyiwei's secret agents, Huang Zhong obtained the marching route of Zhang Ren's army and set up an ambush on the way in advance.

It's a pity that the vanguard of the troops is Yan Yan, a calm general.

Even though the combat strength of Liu Zhang's army was very unbearable, he still showed an extremely calm side.

"All stopped!"

Yan Yan looked at the steep peaks and dense jungles in front of him, raised his hand and ordered the whole army to stop advancing.

The adjutant general was surprised when he heard this: "Could it be that the general is worried that the rebels are setting up an ambush here?" But they were chased by us all the way, and it would be good if they didn't obediently cower in the city, how could they dare to take the initiative? ”

Yan Yan said indifferently: "The art of war, soldiers, the place of death and death, must not be ignored." The terrain here is the most suitable for ambushes, and if we encounter an ambush, our army is afraid that we will be completely annihilated. ”

"Go, send someone to find out, if there is any omission, military law will do it."

Although the adjutant general was reluctant to hear this, he still obeyed the order and did so.

In the dark, Huang Zhong heard the news that the enemy army had suddenly stopped, and couldn't help but murmur: "There is no shortage of good generals in Shu. ”

Ma Chao on the side said in a deep voice: "If the enemy army sends people to search the mountain, I am afraid that our soldiers and horses will be exposed." "He is the deputy marshal of the Shu army this time, Liu Bei gave Xiliang to Zhang Liao, so he naturally wants to make up for Ma Chao to a certain extent.

"Since the ambush fails, let's go straight to the battle. It will take at least a few hours for the enemy to search here, Meng Qi, you immediately lead your cavalry from the trail to the rear of the enemy army. ”

"Good!"

Ma Chao was naturally not afraid to engage the soldiers and horses of Shuzhong head-on, and nodded decisively.

A few hours later, Huang Zhong saw that the time had come, and decisively ordered: "The whole army obeys the order, kill!" ”

After saying that, they rushed out first, and the soldiers who were ambushed in the forest in advance received the order, and they also killed the Shu army one after another. The originally planned ambush battle was turned into an encounter.

The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and the Dongzhou Army is elite in terms of Liu Zhang and others, but it is not enough in front of the soldiers under Liu Bei, who has experienced a hundred battles.

Although Yan Yan had already ordered the whole army to be on alert, after a few hours of fighting, the Shu army quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Seeing this situation, Yan Yan decisively ordered: "Withdraw." ”

Although he didn't know where this army was, he could conclude that this was definitely not Liu Zhang's soldiers. In other words, if Liu Zhang's subordinates were so strong, they would not have been driven out of Chengdu.

Their army was far behind, and the enemy would not dare to pursue them deeply.

However, as soon as he retreated for a while, Ma Chao's soldiers and horses suddenly came out from the side and cut off the army led by Yan Yan.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Yan Yan chose to break off the queen in person, and it was at this time that he met Huang Zhong, who was killed. The two just glanced at each other, and they rushed to each other tacitly.

Huang Zhong's mind is very simple, the long-planned ambush battle will not succeed, and he can only make up for it in other aspects, and killing the enemy general is a good choice.

While!

There was a crisp sound, and the knives and guns intersected.

A hint of surprise flashed in Huang Zhong's eyes, this enemy general could actually block him?

A strong person must be arrogant, especially when it comes to what he is good at. Although Huang Zhong is not as arrogant as Guan Yu, he is also arrogant in his heart.

As the top group of martial artists in the world, he has arrogant capital.

Yan Yan was even more shocked than him, just one move, he seemed to have seen his end.

As expected, a few rounds later, Yan Yan was beheaded off his horse, and the Shu army retreated.

Jian Yong immediately ordered his head to be put into a box.

"In this way, there is a welcome gift for this trip."

(End of chapter)